Wiktionary
n. A check/cheque written against a bank account with insufficient funds to pay the bearer the amount of the check.
WordNet
n. a check that is dishonored on presentation because of insufficient funds; "issuing a bad check is a form of larceny" [syn: bad cheque]
Usage examples of "bad check".
They gave the agent a bad check for a month's rent they made good a week later and that was it.
Ask your banker how many good checks come into the bank for every bad check.
That bastard cashed a bad check downstairs and gave you as a reference, so they’.
That bastard cashed a bad check downstairs and gave you as a reference, so theyll be looking for both of you.
A bust on the bad check at the least, a fire-bombing or other massive retaliatory strike at worst, without Arctor having any notion what was coming down.
If you pass a bad check, the word gets around and then you can't play anymore.
He had heard that one otherwise qualified man had been booted because he had written one bad check to his father.